The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-08
Facts Which Reflect Little Credit on the Tn.
popular Lowry. Who Was Beaten in Dis
trict Which Is Strongly Democratic.
Wool-Growers Appeal to the Voters to
Aid in Protecting Their Interests.
Talk as to Location of the Republican Ma
tionaI COnyention-SenatO Farwells Plan
for PerpetuatiEg National Banks.
THE LOWRY-wHITE CASE.

Some of the Points Made by the Latter in Re-
sponse to LOwry's Charges.
Special to the Indianapolis Journaa.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA Washington special
to the New York Tribune Gays: ''Mr. Lowry.
of Indiana. who was defeated for reelection by
James B. White, Republican, who received q
500 majority in a strong Democratic district be-
cause of Lowrys unpopularity, and his ques-
tionable methods, is contestine Mr.. Whites seat.
and seems anxious to have his tried 10 the
newspapers before it is taken up by the election
committee or by the House itself. Mr.. Lowry's
temperament snd disposition are pretty well un
derstood by men who were in the last House,
and he will fiLd his contest uphill job. Mr..
Lowry is his own counsel in the case, and his
brief especially the one in reply to the con-
testee, will be likely to hurt his cause. The
main point-in fact the only point-in the case
is the alleged ineligibility of Captain White,
the ground that he has been properly
naturalized as a citizen of the United States, al
though he has been for more than thirty years
resident of Indiana, and took out his papers in
1857. He served in the army during the war.
The testimony in the case contains some matters
which are not greatly to Judge Lowry's credit.
For ex ample, one OF the exhibits is a copy of an
indictment brought against him in 1865 for vio-
lating the draft laws OF the United States. Tie
record OF the court. a certified copy of which is
also Furnished. shows that in May, 1865 Lowry
pleaded guilty the indictment and was pun
ished by fine and costs.
zone of the witnesses in the contest was
Judge Lowry himself. On cross mination he
was asked: When and where were you bornY
He declined to answer. He was asked: Are
you OF fereign birthp This question he also
fused to answer. he did the question, Are
you a naturalized citizen of the United StetesP
In his autobiography in the Congressional Direc-
tory of the last Congress Judge Lowry states
that he born in Ireland and removed in
early youth to Rochester, n. Y. His refusal to
answer under oath the question to whether
he was ever naturalized would seem to be rather
significant under the circumstances. Captain
White test:fies that he took out his final papers
citizen and produced witnesses who were
present at the time he received his certificate of
naturalization. That certificate has been lost,
and the clerk OF the court in that. as in num-
Der of other cases. failed to com plete the court
record. After his election. and before the first
term of Office began. Captain White took out
other certificate of naturalization. OF course.
when he was mustered into the service OF the
United States soldier and saptein in Au-
gust 1861. he took the oath of allegiance TO the
United States and swore to support and defend
the Constitution. At the sameItime, and indeed
throughout the war, Judge Lowry appears to
have been q peace Democrat of the extreme
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